The reconstruction of academic identity through language policy: a narrative approach

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Table 1. Authors’ positionalities

Author code	Country of origin	Academic position	Linguistic skills	Definition of oneself
H	Qatar	Assistant Professor	Arabic: native speaker English: C1–C1–C1–C1	‘I am a Qatari Assistant Professor’
M1	United States	Professor	English: native speaker	‘I am an American Professor’
X	China	Professor	Mandarin: native speaker English: C2–C2–C2–C2 Danish: B2–B2–B2–B1	‘I am an international Professor’
M2	Tunisia	Associate Professor	Arabic: native speaker English: C2–C2–C2–C2 French: C1–C1–C1–C1	‘I am a Tunisia Associate Professor’

Our linguistic skills is demonstrated in table (1) according to The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), which is a guideline used to describe achievements of learners of foreign languages.